Pioneer VSX-D514 manuale d’uso

AUDIO/VIDEO MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVER VSX-D514 VSX-D714 VSX-D814 Operating Instructions VSX_514-814.fm 1 ページ ２００４年３月２日　火曜日　午後８時３５分[...]

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English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so that you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them in a safe place for future reference. 01 Before you start Checking what’s in the box[...]

Dynamic range control setting . . . . . . . . 50 Dual mono setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Component video input settings . . . . . . 50 Digital input settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 SR+ control for Pioneer plasma displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Manually calibrating your listening area (MCACC) . [...]

Before you start 01 5 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch Chapter 1: Before you start Checking what’s in the box Please check that you've received the following supplied accessories: • AM loop antenna • FM wire antenna • Dry cell batteries (AA size IEC R6) x2 • Remote control • Power cords (make sure you use t[...]

Before you start 01 6 En Operating range of remote control unit The remote control may not work properly if: • There are obstacles between the remote control and the receiver's remote sensor. • Direct sunlight or fluorescent light is shining onto the remote sensor. • The receiver is located near a device that is emitting infrared rays. ?[...]

5 minute guide 02 7 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch Chapter 2: 5 minute guide Introduction to home theater You are probably used to using stereo equipment to listen to music, but may not be used to home theater systems that give you many more options (such as surround sound) when listening to soundtracks. Home theater refe[...]

5 minute guide 02 8 En Listening to Surround Sound This receiver was designed with the easiest possible setup in mind, so with the following quick setup guide, you should have your system hooked up for surround sound in no time at all. In most cases, you can simply leave the receiver in the default settings. Be sure to complete all connections befo[...]

5 minute guide 02 9 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch 3 Connect your speakers. A complete setup of speakers is shown here (six speakers for the VSX-D514/D714, and eight for the VSX-D814), but different home setups may vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below. The receiver will work with just two s[...]

5 minute guide 02 10 En • If you’re not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see Speaker setting on page 46) to large. VSX-D814 only • To use the speaker on your TV as the center speaker ( C ), connect the CENTER PREOUT jack on this unit to the audio input jack on your TV. In this case the center speaker shown is unnecessary. [...]

5 minute guide 02 11 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch • If you select subwoofer ( SB SW ) in the Surround back speaker setting on page 46 you can hook up a subwoofer instead of speakers to the surround back speaker terminals. Connect the wires just as above (and as shown below), connecting the positive wire to the right c[...]

5 minute guide 02 12 En Using the Quick Setup You can use the Quick Setup to get your system up and running with just a few button presses. The receiver automatically makes the necessary settings after you have selected your speaker setup, room size and listening position. If you want to make more specific settings, refer to Choosing your receiver [...]

5 minute guide 02 13 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch 4 Press ENTER. 5 Use the MULTI JOG dial to choose your room size. Depending on the distance of your speakers from the listening position, choose between small, medium, or large ( S , M or L ), M being an average-sized room. 6 Press ENTER. 7 Use the MULTI JOG dial to choo[...]

Connecting up 03 14 En Chapter 3: Connecting up • Before making or changing any connections, switch off the power and disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet. Audio/Video cords Use audio/video cords (not supplied) to connect the audio/video components and a video cord to connect the monitor TV. Connect red plugs to R (right), white plugs to [...]

Connecting up 03 15 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch Connecting digital components The easiest way to hook up this receiver for surround sound is to use a digital input. You can do this by either coaxial or optical connections (you do not need to do both). The quality of these two types of connections is the same but since [...]

Connecting up 03 16 En • If you have an LD player, you need to make special connections to ensure you can play 2 RF format LDs on your system. If this is the case, hook up your DVD or LD player directly to an RF demodulator using both the 2 RF output and either a coaxial or optical digital connection. We also recommend hooking up your digital com[...]

Connecting up 03 17 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch Connecting DVD 5.1 channel components If you prefer to use a separate component for decoding DVDs, you can connect a decoder or a DVD player with multichannel analog outputs to the multichannel inputs of this receiver. When connecting your equipment, always make sure the [...]

Connecting up 03 18 En Connecting video components Connect your video components to the jacks as shown below. With digital video components (like a DVD player), you must use the connections shown on this page for the video signal, but in order to hear a digital source (like a DVD) you should hook up the audio to a digital input (see page 15). It is[...]

Connecting up 03 19 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch Connecting antennas Connect the AM loop antenna and the FM wire antenna as shown below. To improve reception and sound quality, connect external antennas (see Using external antennas below). Always make sure that the receiver is switched off and unplugged from the wall ou[...]

Connecting up 03 20 En Connecting the speakers (VSX-D514/D714) A complete setup of six speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown below, but everyone’s home setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below. The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the front speakers in the diagram) but using at least t[...]

Connecting up 03 21 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch Connecting the speakers (VSX-D814) A complete setup of eight speakers (including the subwoofer) is shown below, but everyone’s home setup will vary. Simply connect the speakers you have in the manner shown below. The receiver will work with just two stereo speakers (the[...]

Connecting up 03 22 En • When using the speaker on your TV as the center speaker ( C ), connect the CENTER PREOUT jack on this unit to the audio input jack on your TV. In this case the center speaker shown is unnecessary. • If you are using only one surround back speaker, connect the positive wire to the right channel ( + ) terminal, and the ne[...]

Connecting up 03 23 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch • Place the center speaker above or below the TV so that the sound of the center channel is localized at the TV screen. • If possible, place the surround speakers slightly above ear level. • Try not to place the surround speakers further away from the listening posi[...]

Connecting up 03 24 En Connecting additional amplifiers VSX-D714/D814 only This receiver has more than sufficient power for any home use, however it is possible to add additional amplifiers to every channel on the VSX-D814 or the surround back channel of the VSX- D714. Make the connections shown below to add amplifiers to power your speakers. Alway[...]

Connecting up 03 25 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch • To hear sound only from the pre-outs, disconnect any speakers that are connected directly to the receiver. • If you’re not using a subwoofer, change the front speaker setting (see Speaker setting on page 46) to large. • VSX-D714 only – If you connect to a surr[...]

Connecting up 03 26 En Using this receiver with a Pioneer plasma display VSX-D714/D814 only If you have a Pioneer plasma display (models PDP-504HDG and PDP-434HDG), you can use an SR+ cable (see note below) to connect it to this unit and take advantage of various convenient features, such as automatic video input switching of the plasma display whe[...]

Controls and displays 04 27 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch Chapter 4: Controls and displays Front panel (VSX-D514) 1  STANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between on and standby. 2 Input select buttons Press to select an input source. 3 Remote sensor Receives the signals from the remote control. 4 ENTER 5 MULTI JOG dial Th[...]

Controls and displays 04 28 En 8 STATION +/– buttons Selects station presets when using the tuner (page 58). 9 TUNING +/– buttons Selects the frequency when using the tuner (page 56). 10 LISTENING MODE buttons STANDARD Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various Pro Logic II and (VSX-D714/D814 only) Neo:6 options (page 36). AD[...]

Controls and displays 04 29 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch Front panel (VSX-D714/D814) 1  STANDBY/ON Switches the receiver between on and standby. 2 Input select buttons Press to select an input source. 3 Remote sensor Receives the signals from the remote control. 4 MCACC indicator Lights after the MCACC setup is compl[...]

Controls and displays 04 30 En 11 LISTENING MODE buttons STANDARD Press for Standard decoding and to switch between the various Pro Logic II and (VSX-D714/D814 only) Neo:6 options (page 36). ADVANCED SURROUND Use to switch between the various surround modes (page 37). STEREO/DIRECT Switches between direct and stereo playback. Direct playback bypass[...]

Controls and displays 04 31 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch Display 1 SIGNAL SELECT indicators Lights to indicate the type of input signal assigned for the current component: AUTO Lights when AUTO signal select is on. SB Depending on the source, this lights when a signal with surround back channel encoding is detected. DIG[...]

Controls and displays 04 32 En 10 Speaker indicator VSX-D714/D814 only Shows the speaker system currently in use. 11 Character display 12 Neo:6 VSX-D714/D814 only When the ( STANDARD ) NEO:6 mode of the receiver is on, this lights to indicate NEO:6 processing. 13 ADV.SURR. (Advanced Surround) Lights when one of the Advanced Surround modes has been [...]

Controls and displays 04 33 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch RECEIVER Switches the remote to control the receiver (used to select the features such as SLEEP , MCACC SETUP , etc). Also use this button to set up surround sound (page 44, page 52). 3 RECEIVER CONTROL buttons STANDARD Press for Standard decoding and to switch be[...]

Controls and displays 04 34 En SUBTITLE Displays/changes the subtitles included in multilingual DVD-Video discs. SLEEP Use to put the receiver in sleep mode and select the amount of time before the receiver turns off. 6  (TUNE +/– , ST +/–) /ENTER Use the arrow buttons when setting up your surround sound system (see page 44). Also u[...]

Controls and displays 04 35 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch  Use to turn on/off the power of the TV. (TV CONTROL) INPUT SELECT Use select the TV function. CHANNEL +/– Use to select channels. VOLUME +/– Use to adjust the volume on your TV. VSX_514-814.fm 35 ページ ２００４年３月２日　火曜日　午後?[...]

Listening to your system 05 36 En Chapter 5: Listening to your system Listening in surround sound Using this receiver, you can listen to any source in surround sound. However, the options available will depend on your speaker setup and the type of source you’re listening to. If you connected surround back speakers, see also Using the Surround Bac[...]

Listening to your system 05 37 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch Using the Advanced surround effects The Advanced surround effects can be used for a variety of additional surround sound effects. Most Advanced Surround modes are designed to be used with film soundtracks, but some modes are also suited for music sources. Try d[...]

Listening to your system 05 38 En Listening in stereo When you select STEREO or DIRECT , you will hear the source through just the front left and right speakers (and possibly your subwoofer depending on your speaker settings). Dolby Digital and DTS multichannel sources are downmixed to stereo. • While listening to a source, press STEREO/DIRECT fo[...]

Listening to your system 05 39 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch Using the Surround Back Channel (SB CH) (VSX-D714/D814 only) • Default setting: SB ON (VSX-D814), SB OFF (VSX-D714) You can use automatic 6.1 decoding for 6.1 encoded sources (for example, Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES), or you can choose to always use 6.1 decod[...]

Listening to your system 05 40 En Using the Virtual Surround Back mode (VSB) Selecting this mode allows you to hear a virtual back channel through your surround speakers. For example, you can choose to listen to sources with no surround back channel information (for example, 5.1 encoded material) with emulated 6.1 encoding ( VSB ON ). Sometimes the[...]

Listening to your system 05 41 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch Using Midnight and Loudness listening The Midnight listening feature allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volume levels. The effect automatically adjusts according to the volume at which you’re listening. The Loudness listening feature[...]

Listening to your system 05 42 En Playing other sources 1 Turn on the power of the playback component. 2 Turn on the power of the receiver. 3 Select the source you want to play- back. Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons (or INPUT SELECT ). 4 Start playback of the component you selected in step 1. Selecting the multichannel analog inputs If you have conne[...]

Listening to your system 05 43 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch Using the sleep timer The sleep timer switches the receiver into standby after a specified amount of time so you can fall asleep without worrying about the receiver being left on all night. Use the remote control to set the sleep timer. 1 Press RECEIVER. 2 Pres[...]

Setting up the receiver 06 44 En Chapter 6: Setting up the receiver Choosing your receiver setup To ensure the best possible surround sound, be sure to complete the following set up operations. This is particularly important when using DTS and Dolby surround. You only need to make these settings once (unless you change the placement of your current[...]

Setting up the receiver 06 45 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch • Coaxial digital input 1 setting • Coaxial digital input 2 setting • Optical digital input 1 setting VSX-D714/D814: Speaker setting (page 46) Specify the number and type of speakers you have connected. Surround back speaker setting (page 46) Specify your [...]

Setting up the receiver 06 46 En 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust other setup options. 6 When you’re done, press ENTER to exit. • The setting display is automatically exited after 3 minutes of inactivity. Speaker setting • VSX-D514 default setting: S (all speakers) • VSX-D714/D814 default setting: FL-CS-SS (If a subwoofer is detected when y[...]

Setting up the receiver 06 47 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch • To select SB L , you must have SL selected in the Speaker setting . Subwoofer setting You can choose whether the subwoofer is used or not. Use the plus ( PLUS ) setting for extra bass. • Use  or  to select subwoofer YES, PLUS or NO. • YES – The L[...]

Setting up the receiver 06 48 En Front speaker distance setting VSX-D514 only • Default setting: 3 m Sets the distance from the front left speaker to the listening position. • Use  or  to set the distance of the front speakers from the main listening position (within the range of 0.1 m to 9.0 m). Front left speaker distance setting VSX-D7[...]

Setting up the receiver 06 49 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch Surround right speaker distance setting VSX-D714/D814 only • Default setting: 3 m You should set the distance of the surround speakers accurately to hear sounds coming from all speakers at the same time. • Use  or  to set the distance of the surround r[...]

Setting up the receiver 06 50 En Dynamic range control setting • Default setting: OFF Dynamic range is the difference between the loudest and softest sounds in any given signal. With this setting, you can compress the dynamic range, so that low level sounds can be heard more easily (sounding relatively louder) yet louder sounds won’t be too ove[...]

Setting up the receiver 06 51 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch Coaxial digital 2: • Default setting: CD • Use  or  to assign the coaxial digital 2 input (DVD, TV, CD, CDR, DVR or OFF). Optical digital 1: • Default setting: TV • Use  or  to assign the optical digital 1 input (DVD, TV, CD, CDR, DVR or OFF)[...]

Setting up the receiver 06 52 En Function setting for VIDEO input • VIDEO:1 – VIDEO:5 or TV – Matches the VIDEO function of the receiver with a numbered video input on the plasma display. For example, VIDEO:4 matches the VIDEO input with video input 4 on the plasma display. Manually calibrating your listening area (MCACC) VSX-D714/D814 only Y[...]

Setting up the receiver 06 53 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch 5 Use  and  to adjust the delay for each channel in turn, pressing ENTER to go to the next channel when you’re done. Listen to the reference channel and use it to measure the target channel. Stand facing the two speakers with your arms outstretched point[...]

Setting up the receiver 06 54 En 3 Press MASTER VOLUME +/– to adjust the volume to an appropriate level. 4 Use LEVEL +/– to adjust the speaker levels in turn. You should hear the test tone at the same volume from each speaker when seated in the main listening position. The channel level range is ± 10 dB. 5 When you’re done, press TEST TONE t[...]

Setting up the receiver 06 55 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch • If you disconnect the SR+ cable or switch the plasma display off while SR+ is on, the receiver will automatically revert to SR+ OFF . • SR+ ERR shows in the display if no SR+ connection is detected (for example, the cable isn’t connected). VSX_514-814.fm[...]

Using the tuner 07 56 En Chapter 7: Using the tuner Listening to the radio The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (search) and manual (step) tuning functions. If you already know the frequency of the station you want, see Tuning directly to a station below. Once you are tuned to a station you c[...]

Using the tuner 07 57 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch 3 Press D.ACCESS (Direct Access). 4 Use the number buttons to enter the frequency of the radio station. For example, to tune to 106.00 (FM), press 1 , 0 , 6 , 0 , 0 . If you make a mistake halfway through, press D.ACCESS twice to cancel the frequency and start over. Sav[...]

Using the tuner 07 58 En 3 Press CLASS to select one of the three classes then press ST +/– (STATION +/–) to select the station preset you want. You can also use the MULTI JOG dial (front panel) to select a station preset. 4 Press ENTER. After pressing ENTER , the preset class and number stop blinking and the receiver stores the station. Naming[...]

Making recordings 08 59 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch Chapter 8: Making recordings Making an audio or a video recording You can make an audio or a video recording from the built-in tuner, or from an audio or video source connected to the receiver (such as a CD player or TV). Keep in mind you can’t make a digital record[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 60 En Chapter 9: Controlling the rest of your system Setting the remote to control other components There are several ways to set your remote to control the other components in your system. The easiest way to do this is to assign the component’s manufacturer preset code (starting on page 66) to one of the MU[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 61 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch 3 Use the number buttons to enter the preset code. You can find the preset codes on page 66 (VSX-D514/D714) and page 68 (VSX-D814). The LED blinks again after you enter the code. If the correct code has been input the power of the component being inp[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 62 En 6 When you’re done, press RECEIVER to store the operation(s). • Some commands from other remote controls cannot be learned, but in most cases the remotes just need to be moved closer together or farther apart. • Certain buttons represent operations that cannot be learned from other remote controls.[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 63 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch Controls for TVs This remote control can control components after entering the proper codes or teaching the receiver the commands (see Setting the remote to control other components on page 60 for more on this). Use the MULTI CONTROL buttons to selec[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 64 En • The four TV CONTROL buttons on the remote control are dedicated to control the TV assigned to the TV CONT button. Thus if you only have one TV to hook up to this system assign it to the TV CONT MULTI CONTROL button. If you have two TVs, assign the main TV to the TV CONT button. Controls for other com[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 65 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch  Hold down for fast reverse playback. CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/ DVR player/Cassette deck  Stops playback (on some models, pressing this when the disc is already stopped will cause the disc tray to open). CD/MD/CD-R/VCR/DVD/LD/ DVR player/Cassette [...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 66 En Preset Code List (VSX-D514/D714) You should have no problem controlling a component if you find the manufacturer in this list, but please note that there are cases where codes for the manufacturer in the list will not work for the model that you are using. There are also cases where only certain function[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 67 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch MD Manufacturer Code SONY 901 KENWOOD 903 SHARP 902 TEAC 904 ONKYO 905 DENON 906 PIONEER 900, 907 VSX_514-814.fm 67 ページ ２００４年３月２日　火曜日　午後８時３５分[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 68 En Preset Code List (VSX-D814) You should have no problem controlling a component if you find the manufacturer in this list, but please note that there are cases where codes for the manufacturer in the list will not work for the model that you are using. There are also cases where only certain functions may[...]

Controlling the rest of your system 09 69 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch JC PENNY 3064, 3065, 3066, 3067, 3068, 3069 JVC 3070, 3071, 3072 KENDO 3073 KENWOOD 3074, 3075, 3076 LOEWE 3077, 3078 LUXOR 3079 LXI 3080, 3081, 3082, 3083, 3084, 3085, 3086 MARANTZ 3087, 3088 MARTA 3089 MATSUI 3090 MEMOREX 3091, 3092 MINOLTA 3093, 3[...]

Additional information 10 70 En Chapter 10: Additional information Troubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong with this component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other components and electrical appliance[...]

Additional information 10 71 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch Considerable noise in radio broadcasts. • T une in the correct frequency . • Connect the antenna (refer to page 19). • Route any loose cables away from the antenna terminals and wires. • F ully extend the FM wire antenna, position for best reception, and [...]

Additional information 10 72 En • If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions. Resetting the main unit Use this procedure to reset all the receiver’s settings to the factory default. Use the front pane[...]

Additional information 10 73 En English Italiano Français Nederlands Español Deutsch Specifications Amplifier section Continuous power output (stereo) Front . . . . . . . 100 W (DIN 1kHz, THD 1.0%, 8 Ω ) Continuous power output (surround) Front . . . . 100 W per channel (1kHz, 1.0%, 8 Ω ) Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 W (1kHz, 1.0%, [...]

Additional information 10 74 En FM Tuner Section Frequency Range . . . . . . . 87.5 MHz to 108 MHz Usable Sensitivity . . . . . . . . Mono:13.2 dBf, IHF (1.3 µV/ 75 Ω ) 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity . . . . . Mono: 20.2 dB Stereo: 38.6 dBf Signal-to-Noise Ratio . .Mono: 73 dB (at 85 dBf) Stereo: 70 dB (at 85 dBf) Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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